Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-08-22
BASEBALL.
Atlas Again In the Lead-Ho" IL nap
pened-Accounts of Various Games.


Atlas Again In the Lead-How 1t Hap.
pened-Accounts of Various Games.
Thanks mainly to Mules pitching yes
terday 1.-THE game of his life" and one that
would do credit to any man that ever
twirled ball, the Atlas took the Pioneers
into camp, and, the GREENWOOD & Morans
having assisted by downing the Haverlys
so severely that the dull thud' could be
heard echoing in this city, the "hayseeds'
are again at the head of the procession.
The Pioneers have always been the hard
est club in the League for the Atlas to get
away with, and they have not done it very
often. They are fine fielders and heavy
batters, and get around the bases handily.
They fielded well yesterday. but Mullee
came out with such strength that for once
they failed at the bat, and only got three
scattering hits. Every man in their nine,
with the single exception of Live Taylor,
struck out at least once, while
Gagus and Hurley gracefully famed
the air three times each, and
Moore and Perrier twice. Mclaughlin
Finn occupied the box for his team, but
was not exactly success. He succeeded
in striking out only one, and in the last
inning he wasted two strikes in hopes that
the ball would pass Hurley and give Flint a
chance to advance around the bases.
While lacking the terrific speed Mullee at
times displayed, Finn did pretty good
head work, and his men fielding well, the
Atlas only secured nine hits. The specta-
tors-and notwithstanding the heat the
crowd was very large-were favored with
the sight of some fine work by the fielders
of both mines, and the running catches by
Cayeny and Nick Smith were loudly APP
plauded Hurley showed himself to be a
fine catcher, and made some handsome
stops of what would otherwise have been
wild pitches. Barry. the new umpire, was
cool and careful, and when he has a little
more experience will be the right man for
the position. The new rule as to coach
ers,' and providing that only captains of
mines shall make complaint, worked splen-
didly, and the game was enjoyed more
than usual, not only because of the good
playing, but because it was done quietly
and smoothly. At the opening of the
game Powers, the never-tiring captain of
the Atlas, was presented with a beautiful
bouquet.
The visitors, who were first at the bat
made runs in the first and fourth innings
only. In the first, Moore got his base on
balls, and, Mullee, making wild throw to
first to make him stick closer to it, he took
advantage of the long distance the ball
travelled to find his way home
In the fourth inning Taylor hit to short
stop. who fumbled the ball, and in his
haste made bad throw to Powers, which
allowed the runner to get to second. Hur-
ley advanced him by good hit TO center,
where he waited until Perrier famed.
Lorrigan hit an easy one to Anderson, at
third, but the latter was slow in throwing
to the plate, and the ball, hitting Taylor as
he ran in, passed along to the backstop,
giving Hurley chance to tally as well as
Taylor. Finn discovered too late that there
was a hole in his bat. Moore struck
toward second. but Newbert tried to get the
ball, and, failing, Lorrigan scored. The
side went out with Gagus waiting"
When the Atlas came to the bat in the
first inning, O'Day hit to left field for two
bases. Caveny flew to Gagus and was re-
tired. (Gagus had three put-outs in the
game, and Caveny was the victim each
time.) Anderson brought O'Day home
with strong one to right field. Newbert
hit to short, and Anderson was retired at
third. Mullee did the same as Newbert,
and the latter wa. put out at third.
In the second inning, after Powers and
Mclaughlin had been disposed of, Meagher
got to first safely on Lorrigan's failure, was
advanced by Flint's getting base on balls,
took third on passed ball and crossed the
plate on a wild pitch. 0'Day struck to
first and was out.
The side did not score again until the
eighth inning, when Anderson hit to Sec
ond and reached the initial. After wait
ing for good chance, Newbert atoned for
his errors by hitting the ball a crack into
left field for three bags, Anderson scoring
Mullee drove the ball to third but found it
ahead of him at first. Newbert had mean
while achieved an earned run. Powers
followed with hit to center Mclaughlin
went out on foul to the catcher, and
Meagher was suppressed at first by Lori
gan s assist.
warmed into great enthusiasm, which in
creased as the Pioneers failed to improve
their record in the first half of the ninth
inning. Flint, who scored the winning run
a week before, came to the bat and sent the
bail to third, who handled it so slowly that
it and the runner reached first stimuli
taneously, and the latter was declared safe,
to which the Pioneers made their only
kick of the game, asserting that he
should have been called out. 0'Day tried
to help Flint, but famed. Flint had mean
while got to second on an error al first
Caveny sent hot one to Gagus, to whom
he had driven three before during the
game, and the second baseman nearly broke
his neck getting it. In his hurry pc made
a bad throw to first the ball went wild. and
Flint again made the winning run.